Simmo

Oops I meant 1l per 1000miles Going to run it with decent 10/40W semi synthetic see if it makes any difference before I start swapping engines I think, and maybe drive it a little more sensibly.

Yeh Ill ask them for a proper quote and get it done instead of new alloys I guess, definately better getting it fixed if I want to get it upgraded at some point.

Just got the car back, they reckon the piston rings are knackered (technical term) so its burning the oil off ridiculously fast. Quoted me £1000+ for full repair but they believe its drivable as long as the oil is constantly checked. The staff are ex-Nissan, and they said that Nissan quote 1l oil per 100 miles driving as acceptable losses. I know this has been discussed before but I read on another site that fully synthetic oil will require topping up more often as it is less viscous and will be burnt off quicker, making non or part synthetic a better option for me? They also said that it will degrade the cat, thats not a problem atm as Im considering getting Abbey MS to change it anyways:). Any advice as to whether I should pay to get it fixed fully?

Thanks for the advice again guys, booked into Nistech in Portsmouth Wednesday morning see what they reckon.

Just taken it for the service, mentioned the oil problem...they rang me back and said theres oil all over the plugs and engine. They said it needs to be taken to a main dealer sharpish and they havent done the service! Ill be taking it to the Nissan garage in Portsmouth, not sure if its worth taking it somewhere else for a second opinion if anyone knows anywhere good?

Well obviously it has the low oil warning light , not good to see

Thanks for the advice guys sounds its excessive but not necessarily catastrophic! See what feedback I get from the service

Car has covered 57k from new, 7-8k of those being mine in the 4 months Ive had it. Put some nice fully synthetic Mobil oil in recently, will change that after reading some of the helpful threads in here Getting a full service this Sat hopefully theyll find a loose plug or something, rather than the engine falling to bits

No its standard 05 engine, as far as I know anyway. Was hoping to do the abbeysports tuning package soon but obviously want to make sure the engines not dying first

Just a quick query, I bought my Zed about 4 months ago and since then it has consumed nearly 5l of oil. I check regularly as I do long weekend motorway drives but Im pretty sure this doesnt represent normal running consumption! Had a quick look myself and cant see any leaks, or obvious puddles on the drive after its been left overnight. What sort of consumption would you guys expect, and are there any common faults that could be causing this? Had a look through the forum already but apologies if this is a repeated thread.

Just got my gm 350 in Chesterfield, but not private plate. Seen a couple round about